hree severall Roomes with other Conveniencyes thereunto belonging,
which with litle Cost may bee made habitable, but the Lead Wood and Iron
was by S^r Hugh Cholmley (as we are informed) carryed to Scarbrough
Castle. Further along the said Wall standeth an other Tower North to the
aforesaid howse and knowne by the Name of Rossimund Towre, the walls in
good repaire, but the Wood Leade and Iron quite taken away. On the West
side of the aforesaid Gate along the Wall standeth an other Tower knowne
by the Name of Milne Tower, built within all of hewen stone with a staire
Case of the same, conteyneing one Roome above lately used for a lodging
chamber, but within these six or seven yeares all the Iron Lead and wood
have been taken away and nothing left besides the out walles which are in
very good repaire and one Rotten beame which lyeth cross the topp of the
said Towre. On the North side of the said Court opposite to the Gate
standeth an other Gate which is the Entrance over a decayed bridg into the
midle Castle and leadeth into an other spatious Court conteyneing two
Roodes more or less. On the North east of the said Gate standeth a fourth
Tower knowne by the name of Coleman Towre contenyneing two Roomes, but the
floars covering and all the wood is taken away. On the West side of the
said Court standeth a Large Ruyned hall almost all fallen to the ground
nothing of the Timber remayneing. At North end of which hall Eastward
standeth one howse covered with slate and in indifferent good repaire
conteyneing one Roome and knowne by the Name of the Chappell which is now
used for keepeing of Courts for the Honor aforesaid. On the backside of
which lyeth a third Court conteyneing two Roodes more or less in which
hath been diverse buildings but now ruyned and fallen to the ground. In
the midst of the whole Castle standeth a mount conteyneing one Acre on
which there is a spatious, ruyned, and old decayed building being nothing
but ruyned walls which in many places begin to fall downe. The said
building is commonly knowne by the name of the Moate. The Materialles of
the said Castle (which are there now remayneing), as the Timber hewen
stone and slate, wee estimate to bee worth in ready money (besides the
charge of takeing them downe)--CC li. The Ground lying within the walls
and Ditches of the Castle aforesaid conteyne in the whole three Acres and
three Roodes which is worth upon Improvem^t p. Ann.--C s."

[Transcriber's Note: The "CC li.